RE: https://eupolicy.social/@Akshay/116397375680946291

A reminder that storms are thermodynamic heat engines. They use temperature difference to generate “work” (ie wind and motion). So hot seas amplify their intensity.

🏗️🛤️ East West Rail aims to link #Oxford, Milton Keynes, #Bedford and #Cambridge, improving access to jobs, education and services while supporting sustainable growth. Updated plans reflect further design work, environmental assessments and feedback from the January 2025 consultation.

A public consultation will run from 14 April to 9 June 2026, seeking views on changes since the last round. This is expected to be the final consultation before submitting a Development Consent Order application.

Key updates include new infrastructure at Bicester and Bletchley, revised station plans along the Marston Vale Line, upgrades in Bedford, a relocated Cambourne station, and new facilities in Cambridge. Residents are encouraged to provide feedback before the deadline.
https://eastwestrail.co.uk/consultation/consultation2026

At least 18% of gray whales documented in San Francisco Bay between 2018 and 2025 later died there. Ship strikes are the leading cause and the population isn’t rebounding as it once did.

Two marine biologists explain why this isn’t normal:
https://theconversation.com/gray-whales-are-dying-in-san-francisco-bay-at-an-alarming-rate-this-isnt-normal-280151